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| Update on Audiogon Member Almarg Al has always set a standard on this forum the rest of us could aspire to in helping those he often doesn’t even know with his technical knowledge and generous nature. He teaches many of us various aspects of engineering and was always humble in h... | |
| Rega Planar 10/Aria MC Phono Stage HUM It's got nothing to do with "stray capacitance". Hum can result from the magnetic field of the Hegel's transformer being coupled to the Aria by induction when positioned too closely together. Increasing the physical space between them or changing ... | |
| Denafrips Avatar looks the goods No US dealers anymore... Alvin’s direct sales and support for US market. | |
| Anyone tried the Denafrips CD transport? I found the post comparing the Jay's Audio CDT2 to the Denafrips Avatar where the Jay's ended up being sold. There are some disclaimers since different inputs to the Terminator DAC were used. Seeing Alvin's comment above YMMV would seem to apply. | |
| Lumin X1 or dCS Bartok Hey Ozzy! A hard drive can be partitioned to appear as multiple drives instead of a single drive (i.e. a 5TB drive can be single partitioned with its full storage as D:, or be partitioned to appear as multiple smaller drives such as D:, E:, and F:... | |
| Lumin X1 or dCS Bartok As a point of clarification on the Lumin X1's USB connection, it can be used as an output with Native DSD512 support, PCM 44.1–768kHz, 16–32-bit, Stereo. As an input it supports connection of USB storage, flash drive, USB hard disk (Single-partiti... | |
| Phono Cartridge for $1,000. The ART-9XA has a threaded body for easy screw mounting with no nuts!https://www.hardtofindhifi.com/catalog/product/view/id/885/s/audio-technica-at-art9xa/category/62/ | |
| Chinese fake cables How fake, how good? While there may be a handful of cases where sellers of these fake cables are selling seconds or even alternate runs from the same factory, the vast majority are nothing but replicas which are made to look like the real brand’s product but actually... | |
| VAS (Steven Leung) cartridge repair/retipping service? @slaw - Your post would have some value if you included details of your experience to support your statement. Thanks for sharing! | |
| Acoustic BBQ “Doubled Smoked” USB cable It would be helpful for any potential buyers to know what other USB cables you've had in your system to compare them to as a point of reference. Thanks for sharing your impressions. | |
| Roon Power Supply @thinman2 - Are you connecting the Roon Nucleus via USB directly to your DAC (with this setup the PS would likely make the most significant difference), or using another Roon endpoint on your network? | |
| Roon Power Supply Tough to beat Farad's super capacitor design and at a very reasonable price... please let us know your impressions once you get it. Enjoy it in the best of health! | |
| Roon Power Supply I've read very positive reports on the Farad Super 3 which is a double regulated super capacitor linear power supply (LPS), and the 19V version is recommended with the Nucleus. https://faradpowersupplies.com/shop/en/home/51-15279-super3-power-supp... | |
| Lunim T2 vs Cary Audio DMS 600 The Lumin app is made available for Android devices but its interface and functionality are still noticeably better on iOS devices. | |
| Lumin X1 or dCS Bartok @4425 - The Lumin X1 is a streamer and DAC which retails in the US for $13,990. |